Poet Laureate of Tennessee explained

The Poet Laureate of Tennessee is the official state poet of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The position was established in 1971 - 1972 by an act of the General Assembly of the state of Tennessee.^[1]

List of Poets Laureate

• Richard M. "Pek" Gunn, 1971/1972 - 1994
• Margaret Britton Vaughn, 1995 - present^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Poet laureate
• List of U.S. states' poets laureate
• United States Poet Laureate

External links

• Tennessee Poet Laureate at Library of Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: Poets Laureate of Tennessee. Library of Congress. September 13, 2011. October 3, 2011.
2. Web site: Margaret Britton Vaughn: Poet Laureate of Tennessee. November 11, 2002. www.chattanoogan.com.
3. Web site: State's poet laureate recounts 'lifetime of stories'. Faris. Maranda. The Jackson Sun. en. 2019-10-26.